Brush holder



C. E. DENBOW BRUSH HOLDER Oct. 29, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 9, 1956 INVENTOR.

CLARENCE E. DENBOW C. E. DENBOW BRUSH HOLDER Oct. 29, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 9, 1956 v INVENTOR. CLARENCE E. DENBOW United States atentO BRUSH HOLDER Clarence E. Denbow, La Crosse, Wis.

Application August 9, 1956, Serial No. 603,017

6 Claims. (Cl. 46-116) This invention relates to brush holders which can contain the brush when sold to the buyer. More particularly the holder has an image, a part of which is moved by the insertion of the brush in the holder and by the removal of the brush from the holder.

When the device is used as a holder for a toothbrush, the movement of the image upon removal or replacement of the tooth brush will interest children, and they will form a habit of brushing their teeth and putting away their tooth brush after use.

It is an object of this invention to provide a container for a brush which will serve as a holder in which the brush may be stored when not in use.

It is another object of the invention to provide means for releasably retaining the brushin the holder.

It is still another object of the invention to provide on the container, an. image at least part of which is moved when the brush is moved into or out of the container.

It is still another object of the invention to provide aholder which is inexpensive to manufacture and as semble.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent.

as the specification proceeds to describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. l is an exploded view of one form of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the container alone with the ends broken away;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken through a vertical central plane of the image;

Fig. 4 is a vertical elevational view'of the arm;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of aportion of the toy body member;

Fig. 7 is a view in elevation of a modificationof my' invention; 7

Fig; 8 is a sectional view of the image on a vertical axial plane;

Fig'. 9 is a partial side view of the container of Fig. 7;

Fig. 10 is a partial enlarged sectional view of the body member of Fig. 7; with the arm removed;

Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken on line 1111 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 12 is anexploded elevational view of a second modification of my invention;

Fig. 13 is a plan view of the jaw of Fig. 12;'

Fig. 14 is cross sectional view takenon line 1414 of'Fig. l2;

Fig. 15 is a side view of the container of Fig. 12 with the jaw removed.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, 10 is a container of suitable resilient material such as a plastic. A body member 12 of plastic or other suitable material has a curved rear surface which fits the curved surface of the container 10. The body member 12 has at each shoulder, bearings 14 for pivotally mounting an arm 16. Fixedly secured to arm 16 is a roller 18 which has of Fig. 7 taken Kit? longitudinal serrations 20 in its cylindrical surface to insure that the bristles of the brush 22 will drive the roller 18 without slipping. Shafts 24 extend from each end of roller 18 and are rotatably supported in bearings 14. Slots 26 extend to the bearings 14. The slots 26 have a width less than the diameter of the shafts 24. Because of the resiliency of the material of the body member 12, the shafts 24 may be forced through the slots 26 into the bearings 14. Once the shafts 24 are in place in the bearings 14 they are not easily removed. The body member 12 has a tab 28 extending from the lower end. The container 10 has an opening 30 to receive tab 28. Container 10 has an opening 32 which receives roller 18. Near the top of the body member 12 is a knob 34. Container 10 has a hole 36 with radial cuts 38 extending outwardly therefrom.

In assembling the holder, the arm 16 is first snapped into place on the body member 12. This subassembly is then fastened to the container by first inserting the tab 28 in the hole 30 and then pushing the body member 12 against the container 10 to force the knob 34 through the hole 36. The material of the container surrounding the hole 36 returns to its original position after the knob 34 has passed through and therefore the body member 12 is securely held in position on the container 10.

The device as sold may have the usual closure over the open end of the container 10. When used as a holder the closure is removed and the container 10 may be secured to a nail on a wall by positioning the device so that the nail extends through the hole 38 in the container 10.

When the device is mounted on the Wall in this way, the end of the handle of the brush 22 extends from the end of the container 10 so that it is easily grasped. Engagement of the bristles of the brush 22 with the roller 18 prevents the brush 22 from falling out of the container. When the brush 22 is withdrawn from the container, the bristles by engagement with the roller 18, rotate the roller to swing the arm 16 from a stop 40 on the body member to the cap of the body member which serves as a stop at the other extremity of travel of the arm 16. The arm 16 may then fall by gravity to stop 40. If the arm 16 does not fall by gravity, replacement fo the brush 22 in the container 10 will cause the bristles to contact the roller 18 and return 1 the arm 16 to the stop 40.

container 42 to which they are secured by an adhesive 48. The body member 44 has at each shoulder, bearings 50 for pivotally mounting the arm 16 shown in Figure 4. Fixedly secured to arm 16 is a roller 18 which has longitudinal serrations 20 in its cylindrical .surface to insure that the bristles of the brush 52 will Shafts 24 extend drive the roller 18 without slipping. from each end of the roller 18 and are rotatably supported in bearings 50. Slots 54 extend to the bearings 50. The slots 54 have a width less than the diameter of the shafts 24. Because of the resiliency of the material of the body member 44, the shafts 24 may be forced through the slots 54 into the bearings 50. Once the shafts 24 are in place in the bearings 50, they are not easily removed.

The container 42 has a rectangular opening 56 to receive the roller 18 with clearance. In assembling the asides? holder, the arm 16 and roller 18 are first secured in 7 er the closure is removed and the container 42 may be securedto a nail on a wall by positioning the holder" so that the nail extends through a hole 58 in the container 42. i

When the Container 42 is mounted on the wall inthis. way, the end of the handle of the brush 52 extends from V the end of the container 42 so that it is easily grasped for withdrawal. As the brush 52 is Withdrawn from the container 42, the bristles engage the. roller 18 and cause it to rotate counterclockwise to raise the arm'16 from a projection 60 on the body member 44 to the cap of'the body member which serves as a stop at the other end of travel of the arm 16. 7

Referring 'now to the form of invention of Figures 12 to 15, the container 62 has a portion formed outwardly into a body member in the form of a head 64. The container 62 is of resilient material and it has a rectangular'opening 66 at the area of the jaw of the head 64. The container 62 has cuts 68 extending from each end of the opening 66 to bearings 70.

A jaw' 72 is connected at each end by shafts 74 to a roller 76 which has a knurled surface. I prefer that the jaw 72, the shafts 74 and the roller 76 shall be a tenitary plastic moulding, but it is contemplated that separate elements could be assembled.

1 In assembling the holder of Figs. 12-15, the roller 76 is centered in the opening 66 and the jaw 72 is forced upwardly against the container to move shafts 74 through cuts 68 and into bearings 70. The container 62 has a hole 78 for receiving a nail to support the holder on a wall.

The holder of Figures 12-15 functions in a manner similar tothe holder's'of the other modifications with the bristles of the brush engaging the roller 76 to move the jaw 72 from an open position against the container tainer, a second my body member pivotally secured to said first toy body member, and a roller secured to said second toy body member and extending into the interior of said container to frictionally engage the ends of the bristles of a brush in said container whereby.

said second toy body member is pivotally moved by movement of the brush in said container.

2. A device of the characferdescribed comprising an elongated container having three openings spaced along 60 its length, a toy body member having projections extending into two of the openings in said elongated con-v tainer to secure said toy body member to said elongated I engage the bristles of a brush in said container whereby said container with said roller extending into said con-V container, an appendage secured to said toy body mem- -ber, a roller secured to said appendage and extending into the interior of said container to engage the bristles of a bnishmounted in said container whereby removal of the brush will pivotally move said roller and said appendage with respect to said toy body member.

3. A device of the character described comprising an elongated container having an open end and a side open-l ing, a toy body member, an adhesive securing said toy body member to said container, an appendage pivotally secured to said toy body member, a roller secured to said appendage and extending through the side opening of said container to the interior of said container to said roller frictionally holds the brush in said container and is pivotally moved by removal ofthe brush from the container.

4. A device of the character described comprising a container having an integral outwardly extending portion in the shape of a toy body member,.a first opening adjacent said outwardly extending portion, circular openings in opposite side walls, and a cut extending from,

each of said circular openings to 'said first opening; a roller in said container and adapted to engage the bristles of a brush in said container, shafts extending from each end of said roller and extending through said circular openings, and a second toy body membersecured to said shafts whereby movement of the brush with respect to said container will move the bristles of the brush past the roller to pivotally move the roller, the shafts and the second body member;

5 A brush holder comprising a container adapted to receive a brush, a first toy body member secured to said container, a second toy body member pivotally secured to said' first toy body member, a roller secured to said second toy body 'mem'he; and extending into the interior of said container and adapted to frictionally engage the bristles of a brush as it is moved into and out of said container whereby movement of the brush pivotally moves said second toy body member with respect to said first toy body member, and stop means on said first toy body member in the path of movement of said second toy body member for limiting movement of said second toy body member.

6. A brush holder comprising a'container adapted to receive a brush, a first resilient toy body member having a hole extending therethrough and a slot ex-.

width .of said slot whereby the shaft'may be forced' through the slot into the hole in said first resilient toy body member, a roller on said second toy body member,

and means for securing said first toy body member on tainer and adapted to frictionally engage a brush in said container whereby movement of the brush insaid container will pivotally move said second toy body member with respect to said first toy body member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Burmeister June 24, 1952' 

